Author: Diana Castillo

Baylor in Oxford

Diana Castillo

Looking for an adventure?! We want to invite you to consider studying abroad summer 2023 with BAYLOR IN OXFORD! We are an intentionally small study abroad trip, with a typical enrollment of 18 to 22 students. You can expect close interactions with your faculty and strong bonds with fellow students. Baylor students live at Christ Church, the largest and most prestigious of the Oxford colleges and where much of Harry Potter was filmed. We take our meals in the magnificent Great Hall, have classes overlooking Tom Quad, worship in Christ Church Cathedral, and wander the Meadows. We travel weekends (included in fees) to Scotland and London, take day trips to the Cotswolds, and provide British rail passes for your own excursions.

Applications are now live and fill quickly.

To receive more information about the program, please contact Dr. Flowers and Dr. Scales. 

And to apply, go to: Baylor in Oxford Summer 2023

Baylor in Greece and Turkey

Diana Castillo

Hello friends,

This year in the study abroad program Baylor in Greece and Turkey, we will be offering a range of courses. Particularly of interest will be the BIC courses: Social World 1, Biblical Heritage, and Capstone.  If you are interested, applications are now open and can be accessed at the link below.

Enclosed is a copy of the trip brochure and a list of all the courses that are being offered this year.  We’re very excited to be including the Italian island of Sicily on this year’s tour.  In the Ancient world, Sicily was a part of “Greater Greece,” and there were numerous Greek colonies and cities established there.  Sicily also plays an important role during the medieval period since it was the cross-roads of the Mediterranean world where French, Latin, Arab, and Byzantine (Greek) cultures all intersected.

The program fee will be $4,250.  That includes all lodging, breakfast and dinner each day, transportation within and between countries, entrance fees, Turkish visa, international health insurance for the duration of the trip, and private guides in each of our countries.  That does not include transatlantic airfare to Athens and from Istanbul, Baylor tuition, lunches, and personal expenses.

Check out BiGT-23-brochure and course description below

If you have questions, feel free to reach out to us any time.

To apply, use the following link:

https://bearsabroad.baylor.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10095

Be advised that there are some new requirements for study abroad.  Those steps can be found here:

https://globalengagement.web.baylor.edu/study-abroad/steps-study-abroad

If you are looking for scholarships to assist with your study abroad, please start here:

https://globalengagement.web.baylor.edu/study-abroad/steps-study-abroad/costs-and-funding/scholarships

The Honors College also has special study abroad scholarship opportunities.  Find out more about that here:

https://www.baylor.edu/honorscollege/index.php?id=959655

If you have additional questions or if you have any difficulty with the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

We’re going to have a great trip.  I hope you’ll join us.

Hadi gidelim! (“Let’s go!” in Turkish)

Dr. Moore and Dr. Whitlark

Jason_Whitlark@baylor.edu

scott_moore@baylor.edu

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Summer Program in DC

Diana Castillo

Summer Fellowship for Religion and Social Life

Summer 2023

A summer intensive for Baylor students to explore the social benefits of religious communities, while undergoing intentional spiritual formation as well as professional development for a life of service and leadership.

The program will prioritize rising juniors and seniors

  • Spend 8 weeks in Washington D.C.
  • All expenses paid (food, housing, travel)
  • Interdisciplinary coursework on topics related to religious practices and their social impact
  • Full-time internships at the intersection of religion and politics
  • Professional and leadership development
  • Networking Opportunities
  • Spiritual Development

Coursework May Include:

• Religion and Society: What is religion, and what should its relationship be to other realms of life? How should religious practices inform other realms of life, including politics, business, social entrepreneurship, and so on? Students will think theoretically here about how religion should structure our understanding of the world.

• Religion and American History: What role did religion play in the American founding? How have diverse religious communities contributed to America’s social fabric? How have religion and race intersected in the formation of American public life?

• Religion and the Common Good: Does religion make a positive difference for American society? How has religious commitments affected America’s prisons, marriage and families, public health, etc.? In this section students would think empirically about religion’s effects on American society.

• The Constitution and Religious Freedom: What is the scope of religious freedom? How have religious liberties been interpreted by the Court throughout American history? What are the differences between corporate and individual religious liberties, and how should we navigate the conflict between religious liberties and other putative rights?

To apply, please contact Dr. Thomas Hibbs: Thomas_Hibbs@Baylor.edu

The Global Health Student Network

Diana Castillo

Learn more about the new Global Health initiative on campus, the Global Health Student Network. This group is not a student organization, it is a branch of the Office of Engaged Learning’s new Global Health Academy

The goal of GHSN is to bring together a diverse group of students from varied majors and backgrounds. We hope that this new community of Global Health scholars will include Baylor’s Honors College students. To learn more check out the mission, vision, and structure.

If you are interested in joining the Global Heath Student Network, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/aN7WdT1HJcHndEP46